7 I have forsaken My house; I have abandoned My inheritance. I have given the love of My life into the hands of her enemies. 8 My inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her. 9 Is not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her? Go, gather all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour her.
Jeremiah 12:7–9
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